Denis Dupont
NationalityBelgian
Born (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993
Braine-le-Château, Belgium
TCR International Series career
Debut season2021
Current teamRockwell Autosport Development
Car number19
Former teamsOmbra Racing
WRT
Comtoyou Racing
Street Art Racing
3Y Technology
Van Der Steur Racing
Starts+90
Best finish1 in
Previous series
WTCR
Blancpain Endurance GT3
2017
2016-17

2014
2008-12		GT4 European Series Northern Cup
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
Karting

Denis Dupont (born 4 January 1993) is a Belgian racing driver currently competing in the USA in Michelin Pilot Challenge in TCR. He previously raced in WTCR, TCR International Series, GT3 in Blancpain Sprint and Endurance championship, TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship, GT4 European Series Northern Cup and NASCAR Whelen Euro Series amongst others.

Racing career

Dupont began his career in 2008 in Karting, he continued in karting until 2012. In 2014 he switched to the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, he finished the season fifth in the Elite 2 class championship standings that year, having taken two victories. For 2016 he switched to the TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship, driving a SEAT León TCR for the Belgian RACB National Team partnering Sam Dejonghe. With the pair taking two victories.[1][2] He continued in the series for 2017, again partnering Dejonghe. The pair having so far taken one victory.[3] In 2017 he also took part in the GT4 European Series Northern Cup, partnering Jérôme Demay for the first three rounds. He scored a podium after leading his whole stint. He did not continue the season with the team and was replaced by Julien Darras.[4]

In September 2017 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving an SEAT León TCR for Comtoyou Racing.[5][6] He qualified 3rd in Dubai but had bad luck during the races and suffered from punctures.

In February 2018, Dupont was confirmed as Comtoyou Racing's driver in an Audi RS3 LMS for 2018 WTCR campaign. [7] He will score 2 podiums in the World championship that year.

In late 2022, it was announced Rockwell Autosport Development would be returning to the 2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge with a two car entry. Dupont was announced to drive the #15 car, With teammates Eric Rockwell and Nick Looijmans.[8]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 Racing Club Partners – Marc VDS 11 2 2 3 4 561 4th
2016 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship RACB National Team 16 2 0 0 5 314‡ 3rd‡
2017 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Team WRT 18 2 1 1 6 316‡ 5th‡
TCR International Series Comtoyou Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT4 European Series Northern Cup - Silver Street Art Racing 6 0 0 0 1 48 15th
2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 3Y Technology 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
World Touring Car Cup Audi Sport Team Comtoyou 28 0 0 0 2 69 16th
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Ombra Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - AT Team Care For Climate 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Van Der Steur Racing LLC 9 0 0 1 1 2030 13th
2022 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Belgard & Techniseal Racing 8 0 0 3 1 1920 14th
2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Rockwell Autosport Development 10 0 0 0 0 2210 10th
IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 Mühlner Motorsports America 2 0 0 0 1 580 13th
2024 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian

‡ Team Standings

Complete TCR International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2017 Comtoyou Racing SEAT León TCR RIM
1		 RIM
2		 BHR
1		 BHR
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 SAL
1		 SAL
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 OSC
1		 OSC
2		 CHA
1		 CHA
2		 CHN
1
Ret		 CHN
2
DNS		 DUB
1
Ret		 DUB
2
17†		 NC 0

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

24 Hours of Zolder results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 Belgium Belgium Driver Academy vzw Belgium Maxim Pampel
Belgium Pierre-Yves Rosoux
Belgium Marnik Battryn
Belgium Christophe Pampel
Belgium Vincent Radermecker		 Wolf GB08 2 776 6th 4th

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2018 Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR MAR
1
13		 MAR
2
DNS		 MAR
3
DNS		 HUN
1
22		 HUN
2
21		 HUN
3
21		 GER
1
12		 GER
2
11		 GER
3
12		 NED
1
11		 NED
2
11		 NED
3
12		 POR
1
Ret		 POR
2
Ret		 POR
3
14		 SVK
1
8		 SVK
2
17		 SVK
3
15†		 CHN
1
9		 CHN
2
4		 CHN
3
3		 WUH
1
10		 WUH
2
8		 WUH
3
3		 JPN
1
16		 JPN
2
13		 JPN
3
Ret		 MAC
1
22		 MAC
2
15		 MAC
3
15		 16th 69

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

NASCAR

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.

Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NWES Points
2014 Racing Club Partners – Marc VDS 32 Toyota VAL
10		 VAL
DNS		 BRH
2		 BRH
22		 TOU
1*		 TOU
1*		 NUR
20		 NUR
18		 UMB
8		 UMB
18		 BUG
8		 BUG
3		 5th 561

References

  1. ↑ "Denis Dupont career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Dejonghe and Dupont win the RACB TCR selection". TouringCarTimes. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Hudson, Neil (20 April 2017). "TCR Benelux entry list confirmed ahead of Spa opener". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Kilshaw, Jake (28 March 2017). "Record Grid for GT4 European Season Opener". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Hudson, Neil (15 September 2017). "Denis Dupont to make TCR International debut at Zhejiang". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Denis Dupont to make his début at Zhejiang". tcr-series.com. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. ↑ http://tcr-series.com/index.php/news/item/wtcr-team-wrt-and-comtoyou-racing-to-run-audi-cars. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ Dagys, John (29 December 2022). "Rockwell Autosport Confirms Two-Car Audi TCR Effort – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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